Man accused of being asleep at the wheel claimed his brother was driving

Deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle stopped in the middle of a Bradenton intersection at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, according to an arrest affidavit from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

When deputies arrived they observed a man, later identified as Enrique Barrera-Morales, asleep at the wheel of a silver Hyundai with the motor running and the gear in drive while the traffic light cycled through multiple sets of green lights, the affidavit stated.

A deputy then entered the passenger side of the car and put the vehicle in park and then awoke the 31-year-old Palmetto man.

Barbera-Morales woke up and told the deputies that he was "not driving and his brother was driving," according to the report.

Deputies explained to Barrera-Morales that he was the sole occupant of the car and was sitting in the driver's seat -- with the motor running and in gear with his foot on the brake, deputies said.

Deputies detected the smell of booze on the man, who allegedly admitted to having a couple of beers.

Barrera-Morales later reportedly blew a .160 then a .159 on a breath-alcohol test.More FloriDUH